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Nikhil Khushalani, MD, formerly of RPCI, discusses immunotherapy as an effective treatment for melanoma. Dr. Khushalani explains why melanoma is so receptive to immunotherapy, discusses the hope that this treatment can bring to melanoma patients, and shares a few facts about this disease.

Until recently, radiation therapy has played a very limited role in the treatment of kidney tumors. But, as Kidney Cancer Awareness Month winds down, I want to share with you a promising discovery and new clinical research study that may introduce a new role for radiation in fighting this disease.

Though they live only a few miles apart in Buffalo, Christine Lai first bonded with my brother six thousand miles away, on the snowy streets of Beijing.

Lai, an associate professor in Buffalo State's business department, shepherds a group of business students through the Forbidden City each winter. In 2011, David was one of them.

Lai remembers the 23-year-old Dave, a marketing major, as a "smart and motivated" student. Pictures of the trip show him healthy and rosy-cheeked, delighted to be exploring the world with Lai and her troop of twenty-somethings.

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, and I want to educate the public on some preemptive steps and lifestyle changes that can successfully alter the development of this disease. In order to make healthy changes in your life, it’s important to recognize the culprits.

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month and Steven Nurkin, MD, took time to discuss this disease with Roswellness Radio last Sunday. Dr. Nurkin emphasized the importance of colorectal cancer screening and the role it can play in prevening this disease. He was joined by colorectal cancer survivor, Debbie Byrnes, also an advocate for screening. Debbie, whose cancer spread to her lungs and liver, has been living without cancer for over three years. She discussed her feelings after being diagnosed and detailed the treatments she received at Roswell Park.

In addition to diagnosing, treating and researching cancer, Roswell Park offers a wide array of supportive services for patients and their families. Dana Jenkins, Vice President of Organizational Performanc